Chapter 69

Nicholas’ breath hitched, the softness he was gripping firmly onto rendering him into a stupor.

Meanwhile, it didn’t take long for Tessa to burrow out of his arms. She straightened up, but that made the pain unbearable, so much so that it brought fresh tears to her eyes. She crouched down in hopes of soothing her protesting ankle, and as she breathed through the pain, she grumbled, “Can’t you just be a little less aggressive?”

Nicholas was about to retort when he suddenly looked down and noticed that her ankle was as swollen as fully-proofed bread dough. Seized with an inexplicable anger, he snapped irritably, “Why are you being so stubborn when you’re already this badly hurt? Are you planning on waiting for paralysis to set in before you’re willing to go to the hospital?”

She glared at him and snapped mutinously, “Be quiet if you don’t want to be the first one to get paralyzed!”

“You-” Stumped by her sharp tongue, he found himself at a sudden loss for words.

the both of them bickering with wide eyes. He was sick of seeing women fawn over and throw themselves at Nicholas and it was refreshing to see a woman argue with him for

the next moment, he watched

gasped and began to struggle, shrieking, “Let me go, Nicholas! What do you

there was a hard set to his jaw

firmly clasped in his own, he

for a doctor to tend to Tessa’s wounds and

“The young lady here will be just fine, President Sawyer. She landed on the wrong note and sprained her ankle when she jumped from a high spot, but a couple of days’ rest will have her looking as good as new. As for the abrasions on

when she heard this, then glowered at Nicholas as she grumbled, “See, I told you I’d be fine,

anywhere.

quirked her lips and pointed out sourly, “And I wouldn’t even spare you

had been holding her hand throughout the

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